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The Peaceful Peacock
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A highly visual, articulate blog that analyzes the Artistic Process. Written by Julie Cleary, a fiber and textile artist who designs and manufactures off-the-hook clothing and accessories for smart girls.
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updates and progress

A nice long post about me and all the crap I’ve been up to for the last two months. Waaaaay back in December, a little miracle happened and ya’ll rallied up to help me get some supplies t...

2 days ago

imaginary road trips: key west

: tunes : juliana  |  carrie : souvenirs : juliana  |  carrie Last week, my girl Carrie and I decided to rally up and take some fake road trips.  The soulful voice behind Rhubarb Sky and I have known...

4 days ago

on the road :: new orleans

Juliana  |  Carrie Every Wednesday as of today, my girl Carrie and I will knock up your fertile mindspace with a few daydreams.  We each create a playlist on Spotify and contribute a snapshot of our ...

01 feb 12

it’s called right now … living in the moment with gratitude and grace

I’ve been catching a lot of (well earned) heat on Facebook  for my cocky appreciation of winter in the Southwest.  It’s projected to be 70 degrees today,  the sun is rising in a lazy stre...

23 jan 12

miss j

21 jan 12

don’t mind me – just updating a few things

Hey ya’ll – if you’re subscribed to The Peaceful Peacock on a feedreader, please pardon the activities/posts over the next few days.  In order to work into my new theme, I have to u...

21 jan 12

this is what I like

the hispanic grocery Have I mentioned the best part about living in the Southwest again?  THE FOOD.  Jesus candles  and ceramic donkey lawn ornaments at every turn. Tortillas, made fresh.   morn...

18 jan 12

time for a commercial break – OR – why it takes me an eternity to finish something

You know what I love about working for myself?   The endless potential.   I love being a pioneer on the forefront of ideas, translating complex concepts, and taking the bull by the horns.  Finding pa...

17 jan 12

the part where we talk about sex -or- how to get a yoga girl, part 3

chakra spin – thepeacefulpeacock on etsy   Ah, the Second Chakra.  The sexy one.  Yep, located right in the center of the pelvis. This one’s loaded. The Second Chakra houses the ener...

11 jan 12

let’s talk about chakras -or- how to get a yoga girl, part 2

from NWsacredart on etsy   Ya’ll ready?  I’ve had a pretty substantial obsession with chakras for the last several months, and you know me–when I get my heels into something, I...

29 dec 11

how to get a yoga girl in seven easy steps

(Seriously, take a few minutes to watch this.  Tastefully done and totally hilarious.) A friend was talking about this clever little ditty the other day, voiced out by a regular brah who’s hung...

27 dec 11

familiar views, desert garb, and oh hey! I have a new camera!

We’ve been back in Arizona for about three months now.  The gazes are becoming more familiar, the sights and sounds more routine.  Airplanes, traffic, shades of yellow-green. I took a walk into...

27 dec 11

um, wow.

via enAitchison on etsy.com   Thank you. From my whole entire heart. That was absolutely amazing to see. To feel. To know. Ya’ll rallied up over $400 in 26 hours. If you would still like t...

15 dec 11

mama needs a new hd video camera. wanna help?

Here’s the Deal I’m working on a little project. It requires video. My video camera is from 2003. This will not work. I tried funding this idea on Kickstarter, but they said no.  I’...

14 dec 11

rainy days and readings ramble + more ad jive

  It’s a beautiful rainy day here in Southwestern AZ… tons of moisture, a little cold, a lot of release.  I wear sweaters here because it’s a novelty. My feet are bare and comf...

13 dec 11

what is a micro economy and where can I get one?

  So I totally just googled “micro economics”.  For real.  My high school teacher who taught whatever that was would be so proud.  Upon searching for a definition to share with you h...

12 dec 11

pencils, fire, and light

I like a very particular kind of pencil.  Yes, pencil.  I like to write in pencil. I don’t like things to smear, so I use art pencils.  Ones with a hard lead but not so hard that it lightens th...

06 dec 11

desertground

 fine lines of a life left behind regurgitate sweetly through veils, sound, movement, senses unaccounted for but heard loud and clear. moving to the ground stealthy. listening.   the parts broke...

03 dec 11

shooting for the moon? watch out for the stars.

  Sometimes I have to straight up laugh at myself. Once again, I have bitten off more than I can chew. I’m working on about three hundred things under the surface over here:  re-branding m...

29 nov 11

knock knock :: housekeeping!

Good morning, friends! Just wanted to let you know the site may be funky for a couple of days – I’m doing some re-branding and changing some specs.  It’s a pretty major overhaul, so...

28 nov 11

little. fluffy. clouds.

Just wait till I get to the sunsets. We haven’t even begun. This is the beginning. The sun rising on a new day. Today. This day. The day we begin. We three would really like to live in Tucson. ...

25 nov 11

the part where I learned how to use the manual settings on my camera. at long last.

So I’ve had a DSLR for awhile now.  Like almost two years?  I’ve studied the ins and outs of composition, taken about 20 million-thousand pictures or so, and in the last year, I have trie...

24 nov 11

the part where I step up to the mic

  I have thought long and hard about what I’m about to share.  I will only talk about this once, with boundaries in place, but it needs to be said. The thing that happened to us is part of...

18 nov 11

navigating new waters

It seems like the day we went to this PowWow was a lifetime ago.  It was in Bozeman, a year or so ago.  This is a photo of the Grand Entry ceremony. It was my first PowWow.  The kids’ first too...

09 nov 11

adjusting to the light

  The sky is a vastly different color here.  The clouds stretch far and thin across the sky, when there are clouds in the sky. There’s wind. And sunlight.  Oh, the sunlight. I believe my t...

02 nov 11

ready for a cute fall hat? a sweet crochet pattern and 5 custom spots open now

Now that we’re in sunny Arizona again, it’s easy to forget the rest of the northern hemisphere is moving into Autumn. Heheh. In consolation, I am opening 5 spots for a custom made City Sl...

24 oct 11

random bliss from a rested mind

via flickr In times of upheaval, removal, relocation, drastic change, it takes awhile for your sweet self to settle in.  Thoughts are like explosions of volcanic wonderlight, emotions churn in waywar...

17 oct 11

the part where I finally did grow up and figure out what to do with my life

`There’s no sort of use in knocking,’ said the Footman, `and that for two reasons. First, because I’m on the same side of the door as you are; secondly, because they’re making...

13 oct 11

what I did on my summer vacation

I crawled inside this song and dreamed I was a bird. A blue one.  I left him.  And grieved.  Got pissed.  Angry.  Ecstatic with newfound positivity and freedom.  Grieved again. I followed my heart ho...

03 oct 11

knock-knock: housekeeeeping

Hey ya’ll - we are in the midst of some heavy duty motion. All is well, life is good, and I will see you mid-September.  I need a little break to put the world right side up.  Or to acclimate t...

23 aug 11

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